One night, I thought to myself - “Why am I doing this to myself? How many more years of feeling unworthy do I want to go through?” From there, I started looking inwards.
Today, I’m focusing on my true capabilities, not just the ability to cover imperfections.
I knew something had to change with me, and the pain made me realize the truth. I am the only person who can set a consistent standard for myself, and once I realized that - I made a big change.
Even when my acne is very intense, I still have to go to work. I’m not going to let acne stop me because I still have priorities.
Having acne taught me not to care so intensely about appearance and how to embrace myself as a person.
Looking back, I understand why I couldn’t resolve my inner struggles. It's because I was trying to be like everyone else. With time though, I started finding myself.
I am not my acne, my scars, my battles, or my mistakes.
I always thought my acne was something that I’d have to hide forever. I never thought that I’d get to a place of shamelessness.
Using makeup and having skincare routines are wonderful and amazing, but they are not a necessary part of being beautiful and living well.